Some of the brightest stars from hip-hop and R&B will be taking the stage during tonight’s “Hope For Haiti” telethon. The event, which will be hosted by George Clooney, will feature performances in Los Angeles, New York and London. Artists scheduled to perform in the “Big Apple” include Wyclef Jean, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, and Shakira. Those grabbing the microphone out in Los Angeles include Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, John Legend and Stevie Wonder. The London leg of the telethon will feature a special performance from Bono, The Edge, Rihanna, Beyonce and Jay-Z. Other big names slated to appear tonight include Bruce Springsteen, Brad Pitt, Bill Clinton, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, and Halle Berry.
NEW YORK CITY
Madonna
Wyclef Jean
Bruce Springsteen
Jennifer Hudson
Mary J. Blige
Shakira
Sting
LOS ANGELES
Alicia Keys
Christina Aguilera
Dave Matthews
John Legend
Justin Timberlake
Stevie Wonder
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban together with Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
LONDON
Beyonce
Coldplay
Bono with The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna
Celebrities Set To Appear:
Former President Bill Clinton
Ben Stiller
Brad Pitt
Chris Rock
Clint Eastwood
Denzel Washington
Halle Berry
Jon Stewart
Julia Roberts
Leonardo DiCaprio
Matt Damon
Meryl Streep
Morgan Freeman
Nicole Kidman
Robert Pattinson
Samuel L. Jackson
Tom Hanks
Will Smith with Muhammad Ali
Beginning this Saturday, all the performances from the “Hope For Haiti Now” telethon will be available for purchase from the iTunes store for 99-cents apiece. Proceeds from sales will benefit Haiti relief funds managed by the charities taking part in “Hope For Haiti Now.” Two charities that have just been added to the list are The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and the United Nations World Food Programme. Oxfam America, Partners in Health, UNICEF, the Red Cross, and Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti Foundation are also on board for the telethon.
The “Hope For Haiti Now” fundraiser airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific on several networks. It will also be streamed online on YouTube.com, Hulu.com, MSN.com, and more.
Reports claiming Kanye West has been banned from tonight’s “Hope For Haiti” telethon appear to be false. When asked if the rap star was blacklisted from the broadcast, a rep for MTV told “Us” magazine, quote, “That’s absolutely not true. We DID reach out to Kanye.” According to “Access Hollywood,” the emcee didn’t respond to MTV’s request.